There is a parable about three brothers who saw Happiness sitting in a pit. One came and asked Happiness for money, and he received it. Another asked for a beautiful wife and received one too. The third bent over the…
There is a parable about three brothers who saw Happiness sitting in a pit. One came and asked Happiness for money, and he received it. Another asked for a beautiful wife and received one too. The third bent over the…
“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.” – Isaac Newton This is a normal phenomenon precisely because Newton explored and felt the world, so he considered himself a…
I received the following message from Andrey, a follower on social media: “There is a certain formula: We will never receive what we want until we are grateful for what we have. How do we give thanks for troubles, pain…
A student asked: “Teacher, how can I learn to forgive?” The teacher replied: “Learn not to be offended.” Indeed, we need to understand people and agree with them in advance that offending others and being offended is a pure product…
We should strive to discover and understand the meaning of life, to see that life’s meaning is for life itself to reveal to us: what it is for, and to which destination it leads and pulls us. Our lives, as…
It is a great rule in the Torah that “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (“Veahavta Lereacha Kamocha”). It is significant that this command is written in the singular, “Veahavta” and not plural “Veahavtem” as it emphasizes the need…
I received the following question from Alina, who is following on social media: “I was raised by my parents in such a way that I was always to be blamed for everything. I absorbed it like a sponge, and it…
A sage once said, “A person must acquire both knowledge and wisdom.” When he was asked about the difference, he replied: “Knowledge is achieved by reading books, and wisdom is achieved by reading the book that you yourself are.” What…
I received the following question from a follower on social media living in Israel, Shulya, who asked in relation to the effect of news during war times: “I live in Israel, and like all Israelis, my life was filled with…